ACUTE PORPHYRIA
Authors: A M GOLDMAN, M H KAPLAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 February 1951ACUTE PORPHYRIAALLAN M. GOLDMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MURREL H. KAPLAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.ALLAN M. GOLDMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, MURREL H. KAPLAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-2-415 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this paper is to review the recent literature of acute porphyria and to present four additional cases. It is hoped that this will stimulate more interest in the subject, in order that the diagnosis may be made early and treatment instituted promptly with the expectation of improving the prognosis.DEFINITIONAcute porphyria is a disease of disturbed pigment metabolism, constitutional or toxic, characterized by abdominal pain, nervous and mental symptoms, and the excretion of large amounts of porphyrins in the urine. 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PEARSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Acute poliomyelitis 1 February 1951Volume 34, Issue 2Page: 415-427KeywordsAbdominal painExcretionMotivationPorphyriaPorphyrinsUrine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...